MANSFIELD — On Sept. 23 Mansfield Police charged Michael Pedersen, 24, of Washington Township with theft by deception for his alleged involvement in a scheme to return stolen bras for credit at Kohl's Department Store.

According to police, store surveillance videos on Aug. 3 and Sept. 4 showed Pedersen send an unidentified female into the store to return the items with no receipt, to obtain $182 in store credit.

Pedersen attempted to return more stolen items with no receipt on Sept. 6, police said, but store personnel became suspicious and refused the return. They then notified the store's loss prevention officer who began an investigation and contacted police.